Taco the Town

Episode 141: Wiener Kitchen & Taco Via Taco Dogs! ON LOCATION! (w/ Dave & Jessica Derr & Elena Cleaves)

The sun sets on Hot Taco Summer with a little Labor Day wiener cookout as we try to unravel the Mystery of The Taco Dog w/ Dave & Jessica Derr from the Wiener Kitchen/Wiener Wagon and Elena Cleaves from Grace Advertising and AccessHealthNews.com! (Sadly Elena's Pet Pig did not join us.) Dave & Jessica introduce us to the Wiener Kitchen's delicious style of Taco inspired Sausage dishes and we also taste test the classic Taco Dogs from Taco Via! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout Taco Bell's new breakfast menu and their new Chief Impact Officer Lil' Nas X! Also Taco Bell enters the Chicken Wars with their Crispy Chicken Taco! And for the first time we check the WIENER WIRE and get the lowdown on the report that eating a single Hot Dog takes 36 minutes off your life! (Poor Joey Chestnut!) And the Oscar Mayer Wiener mobile can now be hired as a LYFT! Will it be coming to your town? In Town of The Taco we get into a serious conversation about KC's public transit, our favorite place in KC to get away from it all and what's our favorite Pizza in KC! ALSO: Is a Hot Dog just a Sausage Sandwich? Wiener Kitchen pleads "Don't cut your Hot Dogs into Coins!!" And in Random Taco Questions of The Week: How many tacos do you eat in a year? What's the craziest thing you've ever done or seen in a restaurant? And what movie could've been made better with the inclusion of tacos? ONE LAST LABOR DAY WIENER ROAST AS HOT TACO SUMMER COMES TO A CLOSE! Make way for Mild Taco Autumn! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. 

Episode 140: Our House KC! ON LOCATION! (w/ Tayanna Nelson, Emily Keizer, Patrick Moore & Maggie Zahner)

We're back on 39th Street eating some tasty tacos at a new taco spot OUR HOUSE KC with our special guests TAYANNA NELSON (GoodBodiesKC), Returning guest and taco-fanatic EMILY KEIZER and PATRICK MOORE (Host of the KC Top 5 Podcast on The Pitch Podcast Network!) 

We spend most of the start of the show giving our SPOILERS and opinionated review of HBO's 'The White Lotus'! But we also taco 'bout Tayanna's Hot Taco Summer Pool party and the time her taco life was changed forever on a trip to Mexico! We also put Burritos (the B-word) on Blast! In the TACO TICKER, we cover NATIONAL FAJITA DAY! Did you celebrate? We also get into the cancellation of KC TACO FEST on Sept. 11th and react to the news that the Kansas City Chiefs have released Defensive End Taco Charlton. Such a waste of taco-related potential! We also get into the weird story of Little Caesers's Pizza sending a fan a lifesize stuffed dummy in the mail! Was it stuffed with cheese? AND DON'T MISS Owner of OUR HOUSE KC MAGGIE ZAHNER stops by to introduce us to her lovely tacos! In TOWN OF THE TACO, we chat about the KC Restaurant Scene! The KC Riverfront! And Patrick tells us about how he celebrated his 21st Birthday at the Casinos! We also ponder the fact that Doritos are going to be with us for the rest of our lives and once again we express our love for In-A-Tub! In RANDOM TACO QUESTION OF THE WEEK we ask our guests: HAVE YOU EVER WALKED OUT OF A MOVIE? WHAT'S THE BEST/WORST THEME PARTY YOU'VE EVER ATTENDED? And WHAT'S SOMETHING YOU ATE A LOT AS A KID THAT YOU WON'T TOUCH TODAY? Our House KC is not just a 1 Meat Pony! They are all about the meats and delicious margaritas with Tequila soaked pineapples! THIS WEEK ON T3!! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS.

Episode 139: KNUCKLEHEADS! ON LOCATION! (w/ Lindsey Peterson & Boyce Richardson)

We're crunchin' and munchin' on some Juke Joint/Honkey Tonk Tacos this week on T3 down at KNUCKLEHEADS in the rockin' and historic East Bottoms with our special taco reviewer guests LINDSEY PETERSON from The Secret Life of Milfs Podcast and returning guest BOYCE RICHARDSON from the Coastless Podcast! We talk with Boyce about his life as a Fellow (WHAT KC SECRETS DOES HE AND HIS ANCIENT COUNCIL HOLD?!) and things get hot and saucy (Hot Saucy?) as we chat with Lindsey about her podcast The Secret Life of Milfs and All the Secrets of Milfdom she protects!!! (EIFFEL TOWER HIGH FIVE anyone?) We get into Boyce's love for '90s bands, The Secret backway to Knuckleheads if you want to avoid trains, Good times at the Rieger (Knuckleheads' Neighbor) and KC T-Shirt Pride! We also run down a list of the amazing bands and touring acts that have played at Knuckleheads and we ponder what musician would you like to eat a taco with and what musician would you NOT want to eat a Taco with! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout what new creation TACO BELL is concocting in it's kitchens (WHITE HOT RANCH FRIES) and we tackle the topic of Patrick Mahomes bringing 30 Whataburger Restaurants to the KC Area! (IS THAT TOO MANY?) What other fast food franchises would you like to see Mahomes bring to KC? (In-And-Out? White Castle?) In TOWN OF THE TACO we talk First Friday & The Crossroads! Our Favorite KC NAME! ALSO: We talk T.I.L.F.s! TOM SELLECK! MOM TACOS!! We ask the question: Did blues legend Robert Johnson ever eat a taco? TULSA TALK! Southeast Kansas Taco Chains! HANSON!! And in RANDOM TACO QUESTION OF THE WEEK we ask: WHAT'S YOUR MOST CONTROVERSIAL TACO OPINION? And: WOULD YOU SPEND THE NIGHT AT A TACO BELL AIR B&B? Just eatin' tacos at a Juke Joint under a bridge in the East Bottoms on a rainy night! As the Honky Tonk Blues Gods intended! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. 

Episode 138: WORLDS OF FUN! GRAND CARNIVALE! ON LOCATION! (w/ Katie Crawford, Chad Crenshaw and Davis DeRock)

 

Hot Fun Under The Hot Taco Sun! Dave and his guests spend the hottest day of this Hot Taco Summer on the hunt for tacos at the happiest place in KC, WORLDS OF FUN, riding rides and taste testing amusement park fare from 6 Different Countries during WOF's GRAND CARNIVALE Celebration! Dave is joined by Singer/Wordsmith/Worlds Of Fun First Timer KATIE CRAWFORD and the boys from C2D2 Films CHAD CRENSHAW and DAVIS DeROCK! We remember our favorite rides from Worlds of Fun past and Dave gives us some KC Amusement Park History Lessons! Chad tells us about his days working at the park and we all get nostalgic for that Worlds of Fun Parking Lot Smell (HOT TAR IN THE SUMMER TIME!) We run down a list of some weird and wacky Amusement Park/State Fair Foods! (FRIED BUTTER!) Davis fills us in on the old Joyland Park in Wichita and remembers the day he rode the Mamba 23 times in a row! We ride a lotta rides and all get a thorough jostling and rate our favorite rides at WOF! Dave reads a list of KC-Centric rides he would love to see at the park! (The Rib Ride! Pendergast Plunge! Pothole Peril!) We do some GOOD REVIEWS IN FUNNY VOICES, RANDOM TACO QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK and Review the Tastes of CARNIVALE featuring food from 6 Different Countries! Come get your brain jostled at WORLDS OF FUN AND TACO THE TOWN! Editor: Matt Allen. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. 

 

Episode 137: CITY BARREL! ON LOCATION! (w/ Kathleen Spiking, James Stutsman and Alana Gwinner)

We're in the Crossroads this week taste testing the tasty Barbacoa tacos and beers at CITY BARREL with guests KATHLEEN SPIKING (Real Estate Agent from REECE NICHOLS & Taco The Town Super Fan), JAMES STUTSMAN (Owner and Brewer at City Barrel) and back for her 4th appearance on the show ALANA GWINNER from Eleven Three KC!! We check in with our guests to see how their HOT TACO SUMMER is going and Kathleen helps Dave get to the bottom of Taco Home Renovations! (Taco Nooks and Taco Pool Parties?) James teaches us how he gets an IPA to mate with a mimosa and we touch on the Hamm's Beer shortage! James tells us about the new beers coming out at City Barrel and Alana and James tell us about their favorite new beers and beer trends in KC Breweries! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout the TACO BELL Ingredient Shortage hitting the nation! And we discuss the Taco Festivals coming to KC in September! Which one will you be attending? We also talk NATIONAL TEQUILA DAY! (How do you and yours celebrate?) All this and Kathleen and James run down a list of their favorite local taco spots and Alana tells us about her husband's Mac n' Cheese Taco recipe! ALSO: The episode quickly turns into a PSA about riding scooters while drunk (DON'T DO IT!) as Alana and Kathleen tell us about their scooter wrecks! In TOWN OF THE TACO we talk 18th & Vine, KC LIES and more KC Brewery chat! AND DON'T MISS: Dave answers F-Marry-Kill (Salsa, Queso, Guac), A Rock Mountain Oyster Taco (Would you eat it?) and Blender Tacos?!! TACO THE TOWN AT CITY BARREL! ENJOY RESPONSIBLY! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. 

Episode 136: FOX AND PEARL! ON LOCATION! (w/ Lauren Scott, Wilson Ballew, Daisha Jones & Vaughn Good)

This week we're basking in the amazing taco ambiance at FOX & PEARL on the Westside featuring our All Star cast of Taco Guests LAUREN SCOTT (Host of 38 The Spot, KSHB TV), Actor/Model/Mississippi Man WILSON BALLEW, back for her third appearance DAISHA JONES (Traffic Anchor KSHB 41, Host of One Tank Trips) and Fox & Pearl's chef and owner VAUGHN GOOD!  Daisha updates us on her wedding planning and the latest highlights from ONE TANK TRIPS! (Haunted Museums in Omaha, Louisburg Cider Mill Donuts and making phosphates in Independence, Mo!) We go over some Flip Cup and Beer Pong rules! Wilson & Daisha share college soccer stories! Lauren tells us about an eventful trip to Bali where she wrecked a scooter and got 'Bali Belly'! Wilson reveals he grew up in a Taco Salad Family and tells us about his favorite taco spot in San Francisco! We also talk a little traffic and get an update on the Independence Bridge that eats Semi Trucks as if they were tacos! Wilson also tells us some Mississippi Ghost Stories and Lauren tells us about her strange aversion to candy! (Never had a Snickers?!) In the TACO TICKER we learn about a Tik Tock Hack that teaches you how to make a Crunch wrap Supreme at home out of your leftover Chipotle! We also chat about McCormicks Taco Seasonings Search for a Taco Guru! In TOWN OF THE TACO we taco 'bout our Favorite New KC Restaurant Trends, The River Market/City Market and our dream Streetcar Expansion Route! We visit with Chef VAUGHN GOOD who tells us about his amazingly tasty and elegant tacos! (Rabbit and Sausage!) Our guests give us a showstopping performances in BAD REVIEWS READ IN A FUNNY VOICE and Lauren even sings us some IN THE HEIGHTS! ALL THIS AND: KC Steak House Recommendations! BAJA BLAST: NOW AVAILABLE AT HOME! Taco The Movie is being made: who do you cast? Wilson's Special Late Afternoon Breakfast Cereal Combo Recipe! What's something you ate as kid that you will not touch nowadays? And IN 20 YEARS IS KC A BBQ TOWN OR A TACO TOWN? TACO THE TOWN: MUCH LIKE FOX &PEARL WE ARE YOUR JAMES BEARD FINALIST TACO PODCAST! Just kidding, I don't think that's a thing. EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. 

Episode 135: BLUE LINE HOCKEY BAR! ON LOCATION! (w/ Gabbie Fried & Kevin McGannon)

TACOS AT A HOCKEY BAR?! You betcha! We're taste testing the tasty tacos at THE BLUE LINE HOCKEY BAR in the RIVER MARKET this week on T3 with special guest Taco Reviewers Actor/Dancer/KC Native/NYC Dweller/Sketch Comedian/Tik Toker/Cheese Lover GABBIE FRIED and returning guest Actor/Hockey Fanatic/INXS & Don Johnson Super Fan KEVIN McGANNON! As the Tampa Bay Lightning secure the Stanley Cup we're talking LITTLE KNOWN & STRANGE HOCKEY FUN FACTS & TIDBITS and Kevin teaches us some HOCKEY SLANG! We also chat about the STANLEY CUP and ask "What kind of food would you eat out of the Cup?" and "Would you lick the Stanley Cup?" Also: Could a baby take a bath in the Stanley Cup? Gabbie fills us in on NYC Tacos, tells us about some BAD New York City TACO DATES and reveals her dream to ride on a ZAMBONI! AND: Are Skyscraper Sodas at Winstead's cancelled because of Covid? In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout Taco Bell Recycling their sauce packets and T. Bell is bringing back the Flamin' Hot Doritos Locos Taco for the NBA FINALS! We also touch upon the CHICKEN STREET TACO KITS from HY VEE being re-called!! CHECK YOUR FREEZER! The gang also unpacks some KenTacoHut memories and Gabbie reveals a deep dark taco secret...!! In Town of The Taco we talk BEST PLACE IN KC TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL and KC NEEDS A (BLANK!) ALL OF THIS AND: Montreal Mexican and Italian Food! Gabbie's struggles with spicy foods! Childhood Choco Taco Tales! JAPAN: Not a good place to open up a WalkingTaco Stand! AND: A Taco The Town Tik Tok? What could that be? AND DON'T MISS: Our guests re-creating some of the Worst laughs They've Ever Heard! TACO THE TOWN AND KC!! An unstoppable combo much Like Tacos & Hockey! We'll never get our chiclets knocked out during a Gong Show by some Hoser with flowing lettuce! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS.

Episode 134: Mockingbird Lounge! ON LOCATION! (W/ Mark Van Sickle & Megan Werner)

We are back on the KCK Taco Trail taste testing some tasty tacos at a cozy taco hideaway on Strawberry Hill, THE MOCKINGBIRD LOUNGE, with our special Taco Reviewer guests MARK VAN SICKLE (Arrowhead Report, Inside The Royals, KC FM/AM Radio Legend, @marktheoverseer on Twitter) and returning guest the delightful MEGAN WERNER (Oncology Researcher & Cornhusker fueled on coffee and beer, once fell asleep in a tree in Mexico!) We get to the bottom of what makes a great 'lounge', what is the exact definition of a 'lounge' and we also run down a list of other great Lounges in KC and KCK hot spots!! We chat about the Royals, Alex Gordon, The Mockingbird's breathtaking patio view of the city and what we all did on the 4th of July! We spend some time in the T3 Sports Corner and discuss the 1983 album by Huey Lewis & The News 'Sports!' Dave bumps into old pal CHRIS LOST from the LOST, FOUND & REWOUND Podcast and he joins the crew for the rest of the episode to tell us about a high school party where someone did something special with butter! We play the MOUTH FEEL OLYMPICS and see how many times we can say 'Mouthfeel' on the show! In the TACO TICKER, we go down a deep dark tuna hole and get to the bottom of The Subway Tuna Debacle! WILL BIG SANDWICH WIN IN THE END?! And we also run down a list of the different types of TACO DRUNKS on a survey and figure out what type of Taco DRUNKS we are! HAPPY, SLOPPY or TOUCHY-FEELY? In TOWN OF THE TACO, we taco 'bout THE WORST IDEA KC EVER HAD and also taco 'bout THE BEST KC DAY TRIP IDEAS! All this and: Mark has his first Lime on a Taco Experience! How do YOU say SALSA? Mark gives us a sexy 50 Shades style taco review read! And we remember MTV music videos that changed our lives and MUCH MUCH MORE! TACO THE TOWN AT THE MOCKINGBIRD LOUNGE! COME FOR THE VIEW, STAY FOR THE TACOS! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: Suneaters courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. 

Episode 133: RIDING THE TACO TRAIN DOWN MAIN! KC Streetcar Edition! (w/ Donna Mandelbaum, Steph Shannon & Nicole Springer)

All Aboard the TACO TRAIN aka the KC STREETCAR!! This week we're riding the KC Streetcar in it's first sanctioned Taco Eating Train Event with our special guest Taco Reviewers DONNA MANDELBAUM from the KC Streetcar, STEPH SHANNON from the KC Film Office and Musician NICOLE SPRINGER (who sings us two taco-rrific tunes!) We taco 'bout all the tasty tacos along the KC Streetcar line and feature some tasty tacos from WRAP IT UP and STREETCAR GRILLE & TAVERN and have a rail-ly fun time! Donna updates us on the KC Streetcar Expansion and tells us what fun old KC relics they have unearthed during construction! (A Vault!!) Steph updates us on the KC Film scene and what productions are happening in town right now! (She also talks about playing a Space Witch in one of Dave's films!) We run down a list of our favorite taco spots along the KC Streetcar line as well as our favorite downtown Streetcar line landmarks and destinations! This episode is full of KC FUN FACTS, FOLKS! We also cover Street Car Pirates, Eye Brow Tips, our HOT TACO SUMMER plans (Eating tacos served by robot butlers?) And ask the question: what hand do you hold your taco in and at what angle do you tilt your head? In the TACO TICKER we cover California's Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Taco Vaccination Incentive and we ruminate about the Florida men who crashed their small plane in the Everglades on their way to get tacos! (What's the furthest you've ever traveled to eat tacos?) In TOWN OF THE TACO we ask 'Whats the best place in KC to just get away from it all?' and 'Whats the Best Place in KC to bring out of town guests?' Also we run down a list of great things to do at 18th & Vine! ALL THIS AND: Tunnel Talk! Streetcar Brewery Chat! A car blocks our path on the tracks! Nicole does her amazing Cher impression! AND SO MUCH MORE!! RIDE THE TACO TRAIN DOWN MAIN WITH US THIS WEEK ON TACO THE TOWN! (This one doesn't go off the rails and that's a good thing!) Editor: Matt Allen. Music: Suneaters courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. 

Episode 132: TACO CACAO! (w/ Sari Lowenstein & Korey Childs)

We kick off HOT TACO SUMMER by checking out TACO CACAO, one of the hottest taco trucks in KC with our special Taco Reviewer Guests SARI LOWENSTEIN (Insta: @kcbysari, Foodie & Photographer) and KOREY CHILDS (Artistic Director at the Arts Asylum and EXTREME TACO ENTHUSIAST!) Sari talks about her recent trip to Mexico, her recent binge of the entire Taco The Town Episode catalogue and how it has changed her life taco-wise! Korey tells us about his life long love for Tacos and how his family & friends have supported his taco-centric lifestyle! We also find out how our guests plan to celebrate HOT TACO SUMMER! (Floating down rivers and floating in pools on inflatable tacos eating tacos [not cold or wet tacos] is in the cards!) AND: Dave unveils his newest silk taco shirt! In the TACO TICKER we discuss Taco Bell's impending BAJA BLAST Shortage! And CICADA TACOS!! Would you eat 'em?! In TOWN OF THE TACO we discuss the Best Pizza place in KC and also finish these sentences about KC: "Don't get it twisted..." and "Contrary to Popular Belief..."! ALL THIS AND: Sari's hot salsa proof mouth! Wornall Potholes!! ICE CREAM FOR DINNER! TACOS IN CINEMA! Pineapple on Tacos! Yay or Nay? We try to get the Hashtag #DRIVEWITHATACO Trending! AND DON'T MISS KOREY TELLING US A SUPER DISTURBING CHILDHOOD STORY ABOUT WHY HE WON'T TOUCH RANCH DRESSING! And in RANDOM TACO QUESTION OF THE WEEK WE ASK: Would you stay in a Taco Bell BnB and Have You ever been in a fight with someone over Tacos? KICK OFF YOUR HOT TACO SUMMER THE ONLY WAY WE KNOW HOW WITH TACO THE TOWN!!! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: Suneaters Courtesy of Lotuspool Records.